Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when you search for 'Signal'

Re:Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when y... by domano on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:45PM (#25721765)

In most european countries whatsapp is the no 1 medium of communication by far. I don't use it so i know in how many areas it has spread.

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Re:Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when y... by enedil on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:08PM (#25722818)

Source of this info? In Poland people use mostly Messenger. None of my friends use whatsapp. Telegram or Discord are both more popular.

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Re:Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when y... by dmontero on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:23AM (#25725776)

I can also say by having lived there that it is the same for Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. There will always be an exception to the norm, but it is clear that Whatsapp is the number one tool for instant messaging/calling.

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Re:Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when y... by domano on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:12PM (#25740300)

I live in germany and whatsapp is dominant in all social circles i have been in.

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Re:Facebook buying ads for Messenger to be top result when y... by tomc1985 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @09:11PM (#25723428)

When I lived in Holland it was #1 by far (as of 10 years ago)

When I visited some friends in Chile it was also #1 by far

It's actually really annoying that all my international friends are on whatsapp while all my US friends are not.

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